Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both was 3.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Sierra Leone stood at 3.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 208.1% on the previous year and up 87.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | — |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +135.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +208.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More education data for Sierra Leone
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 92,723 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Sierra Leone?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Sierra Leone was 3.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
- Sierra Leone ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release